Loni Peristere
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Loni Peristere | |
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| Born | April 21, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Loni Peristrere |
| Occupations | Television director, producer, visual effects supervisor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Juliette Peristere |
Loni Peristere (/ˈpɛrɪˌstɪr/[1]) is an American television director, producer, and former visual effects supervisor.
He worked on the Cinemax drama Banshee and the FX anthology series American Horror Story.
He began his career as a visual effects coordinator for the 1997 Tommy Lee Jones starrer Volcano. He worked in the department on future films, such as Cinderella, Serenity, Beyond, and One Day Like Rain. He worked in special effects for TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly (for which he won an Emmy), and Drive.[2]
In 2014, Peristere directed and produced multiple episodes of Cinemax's Banshee.[3] That same year he began directing for FX's American Horror Story. As a director and producer on HBO's House of the Dragon, he led the "Red Sowing" dragon sequence from the episode of the same name.[4]
He is the co-founder of visual effects studio Zoic Studios.[3]
